A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIP SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN AUDIO AND VIDEO IN A DIGITIZED ENVIRONMENT USING BUFFER CALCULATION - Patent 1559265

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EP 1 559 265 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.07.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31

(21)	Application number: 03778011.1

(22)	Date of filing: 31.10.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/034644

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/045197 (27.05.2004 Gazette 2004/22)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

07.11.2002 US 424451 P

(71)	Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A.
	92648 Boulogne (FR)

(72)	Inventors:
	JOHNSON, Devon, Matthew Fishers, IN 46038 (US) JUNKERSFELD, Phillip, Aaron Carmel, IN 46033 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rittner, Karsten, Dr.
	Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH,European Patent Operations,Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74 30625 Hannover 30625 Hannover (DE)

(54)	A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIP SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN AUDIO AND VIDEO IN A DIGITIZED ENVIRONMENT USING BUFFER CALCULATION